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Vital
Necessary to maintain life. Breathing is a vital function
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Show more- Syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- JMML Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Adductor muscle Any muscle that pulls a body part toward the midline. For example, the adductor muscles of the legs pull the…
- Naegleria infection Naegleria infection: Infection from an ameba called Naegleria fowleri that is commonly found in the…
- Syndrome, Paterson-Kelly See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Gastric stapling A surgical procedure that converts the upper part of the stomach into a very small pouch by stapling portions…
- Disease, occupational A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- XXXX syndrome A chromosome disorder in females caused by the presence of four X chromosomes rather than the usual two. The…
- Shock lung See: ARDS
- Ear tag Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located…
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Retic Short for reticulocyte